Significant drop in Australians who will get COVID jab
19 February 2021
Worryingly, as we get closer to administering a vaccine more Australians have cooled on the idea of getting one. The challenge now is to work out why and how we can address that.
There has been a substantial increase in COVID-19 vaccine resistance and hesitancy among Australians, according to new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU).
The survey of more than 3,500 Australians is the only longitudinal study available tracking individuals from prior to the pandemic, and the only study that doesn t rely solely on people volunteering to participate.
It is the most robust survey data available on whether or not someone expects to get vaccinated, finding a large decline in the number of people who are likely to take a vaccine once it becomes available.
Bundaberg mums had 967 babies in 2010, but by 2020, that number dropped to 806. Looking at a snapshot of the decade from 2011 through to 2020 inclusive, there has been a 14.6 per cent decrease in Bundaberg births, more than twice the 7 per cent decrease across the state that has prompted calls for the return of the baby bonus. And according to experts, the lack of bundles of joy is at a record low Australia-wide. Demographer Liz Allen from the Centre for Social Research & Methods at the Australian National University says births data from 2019 shows the total fertility rate declined to a low never seen in Australia s official national statistics.
Schools score solid marks for pandemic learning changes
18 December 2020
The vast majority of Australians are satisfied with how educational institutions adapted learning and teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
Study co-author, Professor Nicholas Biddle, said the study tracked more than 3,000 Australians experiences of and views on education during the pandemic. We found 47.8 per cent of Australians, or almost one-in-two, were very satisfied with their child s educational institution, while 40.2 per cent were somewhat satisfied, Professor Biddle said. Only a small percentage of the population, 9 per cent, were not too satisfied, while 3.1 per cent were not at all satisfied.
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